LEATHER GARMENTS

Our program of Leather Garments, established in 1993, is the first program of leather garments in our country. In the 2012-2013 academic years, the program is characterized as one in its field. In our program, students are gaining expertise and skills on leather; by recognizing body features, the proficiency to draw of model which requires the ability of sophisticated point of view.

For the purpose of gaining necessary information and abilities:

- The courses about skin structure and diseases, process steps, leather-fur types used in ready-wear, leather analyze quality control

- Workshop application courses which aim to provide the use and production technics of leather garment machines. And received for a total of 4 semester

- Mold acquisition techniques which aim to provide general mold information and model application techniques taken for a total of 3 semester

- Apart from that

- Vocational drawing, garment quality control and Ergonomics are given.

- The program is the first higher education in its field of education and training program. In the program in order that students learn the workflow implemented in business and improve their practice, 40 business days must be included. It’s required to attend 70% for theoretical courses, 80% for practical orientation courses. Our graduate students have the opportunity to be employed in medium and large-sized enterprises of which the majority engaged in exporting; as skilled labor.

- Undergraduate programs for vertical transfer

According to the transition of higher education exam-YGS-4 the students included in the program, if they pass the vertical transfer exam, they can be included in garment industry teaching, fashion apparel design, fashion design, fashion and textile design, textile and fashion design programs. They can be included also in Economics-Business section of faculty of Open University.